copëlan

Albanian

Etymology

From copë (“piece”) +‎ -ël +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡sɔpəˈlan/

Adjective

copëlan (feminine copëlane)

1. dressed in rags

   Synonyms: i leckosur, zhelan, rreckaman, copatar, coparak, leckaman, culan, crulak

2. (figuratively) poor

   Synonyms: i varfër, varfanjak

Noun

copëlan m (plural copëlanë, definite copëlani, definite plural copëlanët, female equivalent copëlane)

1. person dressed in rags

   Synonyms: rreckaman, coparak, leckaman

2. (figuratively) poor person

   Synonym: varfanjak

Further reading

• FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[1], 1980
• “copëlan”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006